October 26, 2025

Nigerian Resident Doctors Declare Indefinite Nationwide Strike From November 1

NARD President, Dr Muhammad Suleiman, disclosed on Saturday that the decision was reached after the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) reviewed the government’s response to their demands during an emergency virtual meeting. By Our Reporter The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to commence an indefinite nationwide strike, starting November 1, 2025, […]

November 30, 2024

Minimum Wage: NLC Declares Strike In Cross River, Oyo, FCT, 12 Other States From Monday

States affected by the directive include Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Imo, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara. By Christian Appolos The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared industrial action in Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 13 other states, effective Monday, December 2, 2024, […]

June 4, 2024

Organised Labour Suspends Strike

During the failed talks with the government, labour rejected three government offers, the latest being ₦60,000. The TUC and the NLC subsequently pulled out of negotiations, insisting on ₦494,000 as the new minimum wage. By Lucky Obewo-Isawode and Emmanuel Egobiambu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their industrial […]

June 3, 2024

Labour Union Shut Down National Grid

The shutdown started from the Benin transmission operator to other substations in Ganmo, Benin, Ayede, Olorunsogo, Akangba and Osogbo.  By TheInvestigator The Transmission Company of Nigeria says the Labour union has shut down the national grid, resulting in a blackout as a nationwide strike begins. TCN in a statement states that the national grid shutdown […]

June 2, 2024

NLC, Affiliate Members Mobilize For Monday’s Strike

The organized Labour had declared an indefinite strike on Friday following a breakdown on the new minimum wage negotiation with the government. By Galaxy TV Economic activities across Nigeria will be shut down by 12 a.m. on Monday morning as workers in the banking, oil and gas, medical and health, electricity, aviation, judiciary, and university […]

October 4, 2023

Suspended Strike: Details Of NLC, TUC’s 15-Point Agreement With FG

By Marcus Otunmole, The ICIR On Monday night, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) suspended the indefinite strike scheduled for Tuesday, October 3, for 30 days. The workers announced the suspension after getting major commitments from the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government. The ICIR reported how the labour union leaders declared the […]

September 30, 2023

Nationwide: Doctors, Other Health Workers To Join NLC Indefinite Strike Starting Tuesday

By Sahara Reporters The Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has called on its members to cooperate with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on the proposed October 3 industrial action. NUAHP called on pharmacists, physiotherapists, medical laboratory scientists, imaging scientists/radiographers, medical social workers, optometrists, clinical psychologists, orthotics/prosthetics, speech […]

September 27, 2023

NLC, TUC Begins Indefinite Strike On October 3

By Adegwu John, Leadership Newspaper Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike to protest the federal government’s failure to implement palliative measures following the removal of fuel subsidy. The strike which is expected to commence by midnight on Tuesday, 3rd October 2023, will paralyze economic […]